Umntu unokonwaba njani nangona ebandezeleka ngenxa yeendaba ezilungileyo zikaYohane
Namhlanje sicamngca nawe kwi IVangeli likaYohane kwisahluko 15. Umntu unokonwaba njani phezu kwako nje ukubandezeleka, omnye wemibuzo azibuza yona wonke umntu.
Masiqale ngokuthi ukubandezeleka kunokuza ngeendlela ezininzi, njengokufelwa ngumntu omthandayo, iingxaki zemali, ukugula okanye iingxaki zobudlelwane. Nangona kunjalo, i IVangeli likaYohane kwisahluko 15 usikhanyisela ngendlela esinokulufumana ngayo ulonwabo kwanaxa sibandezelekile.
Ukubaluleka kothando
UYohane isahluko 15 waziwa ngokuba intetho ye-agape, apho uYesu ecacisela abafundi bakhe ukubaluleka kothando nokunxibelelana naye. Bonisa i ingcamango yothando njengokuzala kunye novuyo kwaye inika izifundo ezibalulekileyo malunga nendlela yokuphila ubomi obugcwele ulonwabo ngaphandle kobunzima.
UYesu uqalisa intetho yakhe ngokuthi ungowokwenyaniso ngokukhawuleza uYise nguye umlimi wewayini, njengomzekelo wokubethelela ukubaluleka kokuhlala unxibelelene noThixo nelizwi lakhe, ukuzama ukuphila ngokwemithetho yakhe nokulandela umzekelo wakhe wothando.
Kodwa singahlala njani kuye phezu kwako nje ukubandezeleka? UYesu uphendula lo mbuzo ngegama lakhe eliphambili: iamore. Uyaqinisekisa ukuba uvuyo lwakhe luya kuzaliswa kuthi ukuba sibathanda abanye njengoko wasithandayo. L'amorengokutsho kukaYesu, ukoyisa ukubandezeleka kwaye ivumela ukuba sifumane ulonwabo kwezona meko zinzima kakhulu.
Uthando uYesu athetha ngalo asilo a uthando lokuzingca okanye olusekelwe kulonwabo lobuqu, kodwa luthando lokungazingci, olungagungqiyo nolunesisa. Olu hlobo lothando luyasikhupha kuthi kwaye lusivumela ukuba sibone inani kuye wonke umntu, naphakathi kokubandezeleka nobunzima.
Ngaphezu koko, uYesu uyasibongoza ukuba sihlale eluthandweni lwakhe. Oku kulucelomngeni, ingakumbi xa silingwa ngokubandezeleka, kodwa simele sikhumbule ukuba uthando lwakhe ngathi alunamiqathango yaye aluxhomekekanga kubomi bethu. Imeko yeemvakalelo okanye kwimeko yethu. Uthando lwakhe uzinzile kwaye uhlala njalo, yaye koku kuqiniseka okunokusenza sonwabe phezu kwako nje ukubandezeleka esisenokujamelana nako.